The role of women varied between dynasties and continents. Most women back then were restricted from doing real jobs‚ like becoming a merchant or soldier in the military. The women of the Tokugawa Shogunate had about one role in their community‚ as well as the women in Europe’s High Middle Ages. These women from both the Tokugawa Shogunate and the High Middle Ages had some similarities and differences between each other. With their husbands in combat almost continuously‚ the 16th century women
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Do you ever wonder what would happen if knights and samurais lived together? Even though they lived in completely different places around the world they developed a similar culture. So were the similarities between knights and samurais greater than the the differences they had back then? My thesis is that even though both knights and samurais never met they were more similar than they were different. One reason why samurais and knights were more similar than different is because of the way they were
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Samurai‚ warriors that fought to show respect and honor to their ancestors and community. Samurai was placed in the middle of the social pyramid this means that the samurais did not have too little or too much power. Samurai are very important in history because‚ they would take on Seppuku which is a ritual suicide and these warriors swords had a special significance. To begin with‚ the ritual suicide that the Samurai would perform is significant because‚ assuming that the Samurai were to lose in
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The life of the Samurais and Knights were very similar but the Samurais showed fearsome and dedication to their warrior life.They faced many battles which lead to death and won and would win the fight against the knights. Knights had valuable weapons but not enough to defeat the Samurais. Samurais carried a bow‚ the sword‚ a spear‚ and their most prized possession was the ‘Katana’. “ The Katana was a long‚ curved sword. It had a single edged blade and a long handle”. {SOURCE#3} With these kinda
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would wear a wedding kimono. A koto is one of the most sophisticated‚ cultural and traditional musical instruments. The koto sounds like a harp. The Bon-Odori festival‚ Shichi-Go-San festival and the Japanese New Year are all cultural festivals in Shogun Japan. The Bon-Odori festival is a summer festival where there would be Japanese drum music‚ dancing and special summer foods. The Shichi-Go-San festival is celebrated on the 15th of November by parents as their child grows up to be three‚ five and
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How would Japan be different if Women had been given more rights in Shogun Japan? If Japan had given women more rights‚ starting right back in the Shogun Japan times‚ women would be more ahead now. Samurai women would have been able to help defend their land‚ children and Japan in itself and women would not be treated like they are. If women had more rights than what they do in Japan‚ then maybe men would have to complete more household jobs than what they do‚ For instance‚ Women wouldn’t be expected
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harbor of Japan for years and years. Master Katsuo lived during the time of isolation‚ where Japan was not open to any outside trade. This was a major contributor to the boring job he lived every day. Many years before the Master was born‚ Tokugawa shoguns‚ the powerful ruling class‚ had closed Japan’s ports to foreigners and forbade overseas travel. For nearly two hundred and fifteen years‚ Japan had developed under complete and utter isolation. For this long period of time‚ Japanese life was successful
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Toyotomi Hideyoshi) to be crowned shogun. First of all‚ Tokugawa Leyasu was a famous and important samurai/shogun because‚ according to the text‚ it states that‚ “and when it came to capitalizing on the strengths and weaknesses of his contemporaries there was no-one better at doing so than Leyasu.” Tokugawa Leyasu was very famous for being a leader of clans and fighting in and for clans in battles. Furthermore‚ Tokugawa Leyasu was a famous and important samurai/shogun because‚ he was very brave‚ courageous
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Bushido was important to Samurai because it was a code taught to them by their master. The Bushido code stated that all Samurai Warriors were required by their master to be loyal to the Shogun no matter what happened to them. The Bushido code stated that even though they were in pain they would not betray the Shogun. Like if they were being tortured by the enemy they could not tell anything. “In its fullest expression the code emphasized loyalty to one’s superior‚ personal honor‚ and the virtues of
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an independent administration of the Han in exchange for loyalty to the Shogun‚ who was responsible for foreign relations and national security. The shogun and lords were all daimyo: feudal lords with their own bureaucracies‚ policies‚ and territories. The Shogun also administered the most powerful han‚ the hereditary fief of the House of Tokugawa. Each level of government administered its own system of taxation. The Shogun had the military power of Japan and was more powerful than the Emperor‚
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